“Drawing is like breathing, you can’t live without it.” – Mr. Ferrell
I started drawing in the mid-90’s; using strictly traditional drawing mediums such as graphite and colored pencils. By the early 2000’s I was using line pens mixed with COPIC markers and colored pencils. Finally, getting the chance to be in a art class I learned how to master traditional oil painting. A few paintings were sold and displayed in local galleries before I had graduated high school.
During my educational journey, I had several teachers point out; that my art style would change depending on the art medium I was using. This is due to self teaching myself art up until high school, and all the self studying work I did. After I started pursuing my animation degree I finally picked up digital drawing. There was a strong learning curve with a Wacom tablet, but the forgiveness that digital allowed made it worth it. Mistakes were more easily fixed with a hit of a button verses trying to cover up or alter the artwork to hide mistakes. Sadly, I had stopped doing traditional art and oil paintings for a decade and focused on digital art alone. In recent years I have slowly started carving out more time in my schedule to start oil painting again.
I have traveled and lived for short periods of my life in various places and countries from America, Europe and Asia studying local artists techniques. This experience has highly influenced my ever-evolving art style as I discover and rediscover inspirations.
As of 2025, I am mainly using Clip Studio Paint Pro for all my digital artwork. Any traditional work is with graphite and oil paints mixed with linseed oil.
